State politicians conflicted on surveillance program

Balance sought between security, individuals' rights

1:07 AM,
Aug. 8, 2013

Written by

Deirdre Shesgreen and Donovan Slack
Gannett

Ohio lawmakers are conflicted over whether Congress should rein in the National Security Agency's surveillance program, in which intelligence agencies regularly collect and store millions of Americans' cell phone records.

As momentum builds on Capitol Hill for legislation to limit the spy program, some lawmakers say the NSA powers need to be protected, while others say they should be dramatically scaled back.

U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, urged review of the program by, among others, the U.S. House intelligence committee. ...